Blacking set.



, v G. W. KELLY.

BLAGKING SET.

APPLIGATION FILED -JULY ze, 1912.

Patented May 20, 1913.

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.lu-Mum mmm" GEORGE W. KELLY, OF ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY.

BLACKING SET.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented May 20, 1913.

Application led July 26, 1912. Serial No. 711,743.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known' that I, GEORGE W. KELLY, of Elizabeth, Union county, NewJersey, have invented a new and useful Improvement 1n Blacking Sets, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to improvements 1n blacking sets.

Generally shoe blacking is contained 1n boxes, and the dauber and brushare separate devices which are likely to be displaced, and moreover thelid of the blacking box becomes dirty and can only be handled by soilingthe fingers, while often it is lost and the blacking becomes unfit foruse.

The object of my invention is to produce a simple device in the form ofa case which can be readily opened and closed, and which contains asocket adapted to carry abox of blacking with the lid removed, and thecase also contains a pad on the opposite member` of the case whichserves as a cover for the blacking box when the case is closed, andwhich can if desired be made to keep the blacking moist or oiled ashereinafter described. This pad is resilient and alfordsa tight closurefor the blacking box, and also keeps the box from being displaced.

In connection with the foregoing, also provide a socket in the case forholding a dauber. I' also construct the case so that one member canbeconveniently grasped in the hand, and the lower member is covered'l withfelt, cloth, or equivalent. substance so that it can be convenientlyused as a polisher. Preferably I have the two parts of the case hingedtogether at the side edges, but they can be hinged at the end, or theycan be fastened together in any convenient manner.

It will be seen, therefore, that by my invcntion I have the blacking anddauber always ready for use, thc blacking is kept from lsoiling otherthings and in good condition for the shoes, the dauber is handy forinstant use, and the case itself serves as a Polisher. Moreover, thewhole device can be very easily slipped into a traveling bag or carriedin any manner where it can be conveniently had for use.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying' drawings forming a part ofthis specilication, in which similar reference characters indicatecorresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device embodying my invention. Fig.2 is a perspective view of the open case with the blacking box removed,and Fig. 3 is a cross section through the blacking holding part of thecase.

The case comprises lower and upper members 10 and 11 which meet at theedges, and can meet throughout the greater part of their surface ifdesired, the two members being preferably hinged at one edge as shown at12, though they can be otherwise connected if desired. One member of thecase v catch 15. In one member of the case is a.A

socket 16 which is of the right size to hold an ordinary commercial boxof blacking with the lid removed, and I have shown an olset 17 in thissocket, as some forms of boxes have this offset on the side. Obviously,however, the socket' can be made to lit any desired form or size of box.

When the box of blacking is inserted lin the socket 16, the lid isremoved and thrown away, and the cover to the blacking box is formed bythe pad 18 which can be of leather. rubber, or any suitable substance,and which as shown in Fig. 2 is large enough to extend over a part ofthe surface of the member 11, to which it is tacked or otherwisesecured. The pad portion 18 should fit snugly over the socket 16 so asto form a secure cover for the box of blacking which may be therein, andthe pad prevents the blacking from being accidentally removed, and ifthe pad is moistened or oiled, it will serve to keep the blacking ingood condition. The pad 18 should be resilient so as toclose snuglyover'the blacking in the socket 16, and in Fig. 3 I have shown the padmade of felt which is Well adapte-d to receive and hold oil or othermoistening substance, and this is backed by a cushion 19 and aspring`20. Obviously the spring or cushion can be used separately, andin fact the spring forms a good cushion, and the space back of the padcan be filled with hair.I excelsior, cotton, wool, or any resilientstuffing.

In the member 10 of the case I provide a socket 21 adapted to receiveand hold vsnugly a dauber 23, and the edge` of the socket is recessed asat 22 so that the lingersY can readily grip the dauber. I preferablyprov vide in the opposite member 11 of the case a socket 2la which tsover a portion of the dauber 23 and holds the-latter secure when'l thecase is closed.

seen that a box of blaclnng can be readily placed in the socket 16, itsvlid remmfed, at dauber placed 1n .the-socket .21, and Vthat 'when A thecase .is closed, both fblackrmg.,andl dauber.; .are securely held and'in such a manner thatf they will v'notsoil any other objects -xlwitlzrwhich` the `case lmay come ncontact. It will .be observed further, thatthe device: holds the blacking Where .it can. always bet found, that .itis .kept ready for @use and can .be conveniently zused, while Aat ecase'vr Litself afords an excellent Polisher.

`.While my invention is fesfpecially adaptefslzE for .use as la blackngset or shoes, it

`1F01' other p pajfecting the of course 'be understood that the case canbe made tohold polish `and' a dauber orvv brush yoses *than shoes,without principle of the invention.

` l'. As an improved article of manufacture, 5a blacking set comprisingatwo-part case, From the foregoing desmptlon Ait will be ofxeb lparthaven means for holding a box -a pad adapted to t over and cover the saiblacking box.

a blacking set comprising a two-part caslng, one` part Ahaving therein asocket shaped to acking, an the opposite part having` A hold a 'blackingbox,`and the opposite part pad ada ted to fit over and cover the sai*blacking ox.

A.Josua-...It Soofi'r,

R. GGDEN.

GEORGE W; KELLY.

